Man shoots in Hamburg, two dead found in Baden-Württemberg
Following shots fired in Hamburg's HafenCity, the suspected perpetrator was found dead in the Elbphilharmonie. Police are investigating the connection to two deaths in Eningen unter Achalm.
Shots fired in Hamburg, double murder in Baden-Württemberg
According to WELT, two people were found dead in a flat in Eningen unter Achalm (Reutlingen district). Police identified the dead as the 65-year-old wife and 90-year-old father-in-law of a 68-year-old suspect. Investigators are treating it as a violent crime.
The suspected perpetrator was discovered lifeless at midday in a room of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg's HafenCity. A police spokesman said the 68-year-old had taken his own life. According to current findings, the motive for the shots fired in Hamburg lay in the family sphere.
Shortly before 9 a.m., shots were fired in a residential building near the Elbphilharmonie. Two people were injured: a woman in the neck and a man in the leg. According to information from Norddeutscher Rundfunk, the woman was the daughter-in-law of the 68-year-old; the man was an employee of a security service who alerted police. Both were taken to hospital. According to police, the weapon used was a gas pistol.
Police mobilised a special operations unit and searched the Elbphilharmonie. At the time of the operation, a school concert was taking place in the Small Hall. The concert hall was partially evacuated; police looked after the children on site. After completion of the operation, concerts proceeded as planned. Police stated that there was no concrete danger to the public.
The mayor of Eningen unter Achalm, Eric Sindek, expressed shock at the two deaths. "This is a great tragedy," he said. "My condolences go to all relatives of the two deceased." The criminal police of Reutlingen police headquarters have taken up the investigation and are examining the connection between the incidents in Hamburg and Baden-Württemberg.
Source: WELT